Cary Nelson, Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

In our second podcast, AEN Senior Research Associate Linda Maizels interviews Cary Nelson, Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This podcast, excerpted from an earlier conversation, refers to the publication of Nelson’s book, co-edited with Gabriel Brahm: The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel. Special thanks to the Israel Action Network (IAN), a joint project of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), for their assistance with this recording.

For another look at Cary Nelson’s work, click Cary Nelson pamphlet to read a pamphlet, entitled “Conspiracy Pedagogy on Campus: BDS Advocacy and Academic Freedom,” taken from Nelson’s keynote presentation at AEN’s first National Conference.